Archive for April, 2011

Two Things I Learned from Taylor Caby

I was thinking last night about what it must be like to start a business worth millions. Taylor Caby came to mind. For those of you not engrossed in the poker world, Caby, in addition to being the quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs, is the founder of CardRunners, an online poker strategy site that [...]

Online Poker, Online Poker Industry, Poker Commentary

Bet Scotty McCreery to Win Idol

I made today what I think is a very +EV bet on American Idol. An online sportsbook (not going to say the name because screw them unless they’re paying me to say the name) has Scotty McCreery, a country-singing 17 year old from North Carolina, at 9:4 to win the competition. James Durbin, a far [...]

American Idol, General Gambling, Music, Video Blog

Fox News Interview

I did an interview today on the Fox News program Fox Report about the online poker situation in the U.S. The whole thing happened pretty quickly. I got an email from a producer around 2:00 pm saying she saw my quotes in a WSJ article and asked if I would be willing to go on [...]

Black Friday, Online Poker, Online Poker Industry, Poker Commentary, Video Blog

Black Friday Link Dump

For anyone who finds themselves in this space wishing they had more info regarding Black Friday™, aka Pokerpocalypse™, aka The World is Ending™, aka So Is It Safe to Play on Bodog?™, here are some links:
Game Over, an article written by myself and fellow operator of PokerTips.org briefly summarizing what happened and speculating on what [...]

Black Friday, Online Poker, Online Poker Industry, Poker Commentary, Poker Community, Twitter